Lichfield Festival
The Lichfield Festival is held at the beginning of July each year and is one of the most exciting Festival packages on offer in the UK.
The Festival has its own major website which you can access at www.lichfieldfestival.org/
To join the festival mailing list to receive the free full-colour brochure in April e-mail the festival at info@lichfieldfestival.org.
If you wish to contact the Festival Office please telephone 01543 306270 or fax 01543 306274, or write to; The Festival Office, 7 The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7LD.
Lichfield District Arts Association
The Lichfield District Arts Accociation runs a varied and highly successful programme of events throughout the year, including a 'fringe' festival in July.
For the programme of events and booking information go to the LDAA website.
Lichfield Garrick
The Lichfield Garrick opened in 2003 and provides an exciting venue for the arts, theatre and conferences, including a 495 seat auditorium and a 200 seat studio theatre. Click here to go to the Garrick Website: www.lichfieldgarrick.com
Lichfield Folk Festival
An annual weekend of dance and song in the streets and at various venues in the City. Click here to go to the Folk Festival website: www.btinternet.com/~radical/lichfolk
Lichfield Mysteries
4th & 5th July 2009
The Lichfield Mysteries is a community based arts group which is
possibly the largest such event in England to be free of charge to
participants and spectators. Every third year we offer, on each of the
two days, 26 plays, each produced by a different local group.
This year on each day, each play will be performed twice, first outdoors
in the market square and then inside Lichfield Cathedral.
The tradition of the mystery plays goes back to medieval times and they
were most common in the 15th & 16th centuries. Each play was adopted by
one of the Guilds of merchants who would vie with each other for the
experience of the performance.
Today the performing groups include schools, social & drama groups as
well as individuals who get together for the occasion. Each play is a
self contained episode of the overall story. The finale takes place in
the Cathedral alone and involves actors from many of the other plays in
a spectacular performance.
The whole event involves of 600 participants and thousands of
spectators.
Further information available from jilltaylor@lichfieldmysteries.co.uk
Click here to go to the Mysteries website: www.lichfieldmysteries.co.uk
Art Gallery
There is a small Art Gallery in the Lichfield Library, The Friary.
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